Economic Analysis of Whole Foods Market in The United States

Order Description Conduct an economic analysis of Whole Foods Market, its markets structure, microeconomic context , and their wider macroeconomic context (Time-series data) based in the United States, addressing the following questions. 1. Analyze, with support of macroeconomic data and economic theory, the fluctuations in economic growth in the United States since the Great Recession (2008 and onwards). How have the recent economic policies of the government affected the macroeconomy? 2. How have Whole Foods Market's profits (revenues & costs..) changed since 2008? What Strategies have been deployed to influence the business' revenues and costs over this period? How does its performance compare with its competitors like Walmart, Trader Joe's, etc...? Which market structure does WFM operate in? What is the degree of market concentration? Can we assess price elasticity of demand? (Plot graphs for demand and supply shock & inflation overtime.) 3. Describe/Predict the external prospects for the organization over the next two years by analyzing the WFM's exposure (revenues, costs) to past, current and future macroeconomic shocks in the United States.